diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1241d66f..36b39e30 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.4.6-stable+timestamp.2013.04.07.19.44.10
+Version 2.4.6-stable+timestamp.2013.04.07.19.55.04
diff --git a/gluon/html.py b/gluon/html.py
index 3d406af8..97a322b7 100644
--- a/gluon/html.py
+++ b/gluon/html.py
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ class XML(XmlComponent):
         return self.text
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return self.xml()
+        return self.text
 
     def __add__(self, other):
         return '%s%s' % (self, other)
@@ -600,8 +600,9 @@ class XML(XmlComponent):
     def __hash__(self):
         return hash(str(self))
 
-    def __getattr__(self, name):
-        return getattr(str(self), name)
+#    why was this here? Break unpickling in sessions
+#    def __getattr__(self, name):
+#        return getattr(str(self), name)
 
     def __getitem__(self, i):
         return str(self)[i]